Malian “Spiderman” Who Saved Child In France Honored At BET Awards

Written by on June 26, 2018

Mamoudou Gassama, the Malian immigrant who climbed an apartment building in Paris to save the life of a dangling 4-year-old last month, was honored at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sunday night, June 24, in Los Angeles, California.

The 22-year-old received a humanitarian award alongside Anthony Borges, James Shaw Jr., Justin Blackman, Naomi Wadler, and Shaun King.

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The “Spider-Man Parisian” has since been granted a French citizenship by French President Emmanuel Macron, and was also given an enrollment to be a firefighter at the French fire service with a pay of 600 euros monthly for his humanitarian gesture.

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